Counselling Children & Adolescents

33 lectures with 2.5 hours of video content, plus supporting PDF materials

• Develop your counselling skills and help children and teenagers to live a healthier and happier life
• Learn how to read child and adolescent behaviour and understand why they are acting in a particular way
• Learn the psychological theories behind the therapies that you will be using on your patients
• This course is ideal for any aspiring counsellors, plus parents who want to better understand their child's behaviour

This course will provide you with counselling tips that can be used on children and adolescents allowing them to live healthy and happy lives. Learn a number of grounding theories teaching you how to work with children of varying ages and how to become a professional counsellor.

This course is led by Elmira Strange, a research psychologist who has worked with children and teenagers for many years. Elmira will teach you about behavioural therapies, counselling approaches & psychological theories behind the therapies that are being used today.

Enrol on this course and gain an understanding of child and young adult behaviour types and develop your counselling skills so that you can help them to live a happier, healthier life.

Course Outline

Introduction

• About the Course
• Say hi to your fellow students!
• Share your new course with your friends!
• Definition of Counselling
• What is Counselling?
• The Counselling Relationship

Psychology of Growth & Development

• The Development Cycle
• Parent, Child, Teacher Relationships
• Parent, Child, Teacher Relationships Handout
• The Complexities of Growth
• Introduction Psychological Development
• Psychological Development Handout

Therapeutic language and behaviour

• Conflict & Stress
• Conflict & Stress Handout
• Behavioural Therapy
• Working With Children
• Working With Children Handout
• The Use of Language
• Memory

Psychological Issues

• Grief & Bereavement
• Grief & Bereavement Handout
• Exploring Grief & Letting Go
• Dysfunctional Families Explained
• Dysfunctional Parenting Handout
• What is Co-Dependency?
• Child Bullying and Child Abuse
• Child Bullying & Abuse Handout

Therapeutic Outcomes

• Psychological Study of Education
• Transformation
• Change & Transformation Handout
• Using Newly Found Skills
• Recovery - The Therapeutic Process
• Moving On - Emotional Intimacy

Working as a Counsellor

• Setting Up A Practice
• Open Your Practice Handout

Quiz

• Course Quiz